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Ames Reports
The experiment is explained by Professor Oakes Ames, Supervisor of the Arboretum, in the annual report of the institution, issued today. During the past two winters twenty-seven kinds of plants once thought hardy enough for the New England climate were killed outright, 248 varieties were killed to the ground...
"Since 1933, the losses from winter damage have been greater than ever before in the history of the Arboretum," Professor Ames reported. "And many plants once regarded as perfectly hardy in the climate of Boston are now known to be unable to withstand an exceptionally cold winter.
Another cold weather problem, the explanation of why it is that plants growing under apparently similar conditions and close together respond differently to the effects of a severely cold winter, has been solved at the Arboretum, Professor Ames said. Temperatures were recorded from autumn until spring at selected points in...
Next to being mentioned in the Law Review (an honor based wholly on final grades), winning the Ames Competition is the greatest distinction attainable at the Law School.